Alison Garvey Paper Designs

Alison Garvey Paper Designs Each piece is handmade by me with love! Why quilling I hear you ask? I had always enjoyed making things with paper as a child and I started to google paper art. x

I am an Irish paper artist creating pictures with paper and glue using a technique called quilling which involves rolling, coiling, folding and generally manipulating paper strips to make a detailed picture. Well, there I was in lockdown, going slowly nuts and needing a distraction from all the doom and gloom. I came upon quilling and decided to give it a go and I LOVED it and ended up whiling awa

y many, many lockdown hours making pictures and trying out new designs. When I'm working on a picture, I get completely lost in what I'm doing and forget about everything else. I hope you enjoy my creations and thank you for your interest!

This is my latest commission ♓️💕♓️💕
13/02/2022

This is my latest commission ♓️💕♓️💕

A little something for little Layla 💕
11/02/2022

A little something for little Layla 💕

A recent commission 🙂
11/02/2022

A recent commission 🙂

Made this for a very special lady 💕
27/01/2022

Made this for a very special lady 💕

A few recent pieces 🙂
25/01/2022

A few recent pieces 🙂

These are the last two pictures of 2021! I’d like to thank everyone who supported me this year. This is not my ‘real’ jo...
01/01/2022

These are the last two pictures of 2021! I’d like to thank everyone who supported me this year. This is not my ‘real’ job, it’s more of a hobby but I genuinely get such a kick out of selling something I get so much joy out of making and you make all that possible. So thank you and good luck to all in 2022 💚

This was a Hoot to make! Boom Boom!! 😁
16/12/2021

This was a Hoot to make! Boom Boom!! 😁

This lovely kitty went off to a new home yesterday! 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛😻😻😻
06/12/2021

This lovely kitty went off to a new home yesterday! 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛😻😻😻

A few little colourful pieces for the market tomorrow 💕
04/12/2021

A few little colourful pieces for the market tomorrow 💕

A special commission for a special lady 😊
25/11/2021

A special commission for a special lady 😊

21/11/2021

Today’s display at the market 😊

21/11/2021

Purple Llama Market today! At the entrance to Castletown House, Celbridge, 10am-4pm. I’ll be in the hall, come by and say hello 👋 😄

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Christchurch, Celbridge,
Kildare
W23 A6Y8

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What and Why?

The What - I create pictures using strips of paper and glue. Rocket science, it ain’t. Fiddly and time consuming, it most definitely is. The technique is called Quilling and involves rolling, coiling, folding and generally manipulating the paper strips to make a detailed picture. The exact origin is unclear but it’s thought that in the 16th and 17th centuries French and Italian nuns used it as an inexpensive alternative to metal to decorate objects and by the 18th century was it thought to young ladies of leisure in boarding schools.

The Why - Well there I was in lockdown, going slowly nuts and needing a distraction from all the doom and gloom! I got to thinking about stuff I enjoyed doing when I was a child and making things with paper was always a favourite. I started to google paper art and got lost down a rabbit hole for a while. Anyway, I came upon quilling and decided to give it a go and I gotta tell you, I loved it and ended up spending many, many hours making pictures and trying out new designs. When I’m working on a picture, I get completely lost in what I’m doing and forget about everything else. So, here I am only months later creating a page, life’s funny that way.

I hope you enjoy my creations and thanks for your interest!

Alison x